Real Housewives' Star Jen Shah's Virtual Hearing Crashes After 250 People Join Call KEY POINTS At least 250 people joined the online call Many ignored the judge's request to mute their lines Reality TV star Jen Shah of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” was unable to participate in her own arraignment on Wednesday when more than 250 people called in to join the virtual hearing. Shah, 47, was ordered to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein but the huge volume of fans and others who crashed the video conference blocked her from connecting. Her attorney, Clayton Simms, also had technical difficulties entering the conference. Shah's assistant, Stuart Smith, and his attorney, Gil Athay, did get through, with the lawyer kidding around that he connected because he logged on early enough to beat the crowd.